Typhoon Kajiki weakens into a tropical depression

At 4am today, the storm weakened into a tropical depression over Laos, with the strongest wind speed of 61 km/h, level 7, continuing to cause heavy rain in the North and North Central regions.

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that at 4am, the tropical depression was 61 km/h, level 7, gusting to level 9 in Central Laos. In the coming hours, the tropical depression will move west-northwest at a speed of 15-20 km/h and continue to weaken.

The meteorological agency measured the strongest wind on land at level 10, gusting to level 13 at Cam Nhuong (Thanh Hoa); at Dien Chau station (Nghe An), at Do Luong gusting to level 15, Vinh gusting to level 12; at Ky Anh ( Ha Tinh ) level 8, gusting to level 11.

Some areas far from the storm center such as Bach Long Vi ( Hai Phong ) have winds of level 7, gusting to level 9; Co To (Quang Ninh) level 7, gusting to level 10; Hon Ngu (Nghe An) level 8, gusting to level 11.

Rainy areas cover most of the North and North Central regions. Photo: Disaster monitoring system

Storm surge in Sam Son (Thanh Hoa) 1.01 m, Hon Ngu ( Nghe An ) 1.66 m, Vung Ang (Ha Tinh) 0.51 m.

The Northern Delta, Thanh Hoa - Quang Tri has had heavy rain of over 600 mm. The rainfall from 7pm on August 25 to 3am today in Thuong Tin (Hanoi) was 160 mm, Huong Nhuong 2 (Phu Tho) was 157 mm, Son Kim 2 (Ha Tinh) was 211 mm, Dong Van (Nghe An) was 190 mm, Xuan Khanh (Thanh Hoa) was 171 mm.

Last night, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Hoang Hiep gave his assessment that Kajiki is a rather unusual storm as it formed right in the East Sea, and the time it took to make landfall was only three days, half the norm. The storm stopped, almost standing still, two hours before making landfall, so it felt like the storm had dissipated.

The National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting said that this morning, the Gulf of Tonkin (including the special zones: Bach Long Vi, Cat Hai, Co To, Van Don and Hon Ngu island) still has strong winds of level 6-7, gusting to level 8; waves 2-5 m high. On the mainland of Thanh Hoa - Nghe An and the coastal area of ​​Ninh Binh, there are still strong winds of 6-7, gusting to level 9.

From now until the end of tomorrow, the midlands and deltas of the North, Lao Cai, Son La and Thanh Hoa - Ha Tinh will continue to have rain of 50-100 mm, locally over 200 mm. There is a risk of heavy rain over 100 m in three hours.

Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, and Da Nang will also have rain throughout today. Meanwhile, from now until tomorrow, Upper and Central Laos will have 100-250 mm of rain, with some areas in Central Laos having over 500 mm. Rain in Laos is likely to cause floods and landslides in Vietnam because some rivers in the North Central region originate from there.

Shops along Thien Cam beach were devastated at 7:30 p.m. on August 25. Photo: Nguyen Dong

Last night, the Prime Minister issued the third telegram on overcoming the consequences and responding to the storm. Accordingly, he requested the ministers, secretaries, and chairmen of Thanh Hoa - Quang Tri provinces to direct local authorities based on the specific situation in each locality to decide and have a plan to support people in evacuation areas to return home in areas that have been ensured to be safe.

At the same time, thoroughly evacuate and relocate residents in dangerous areas, especially those that are often deeply flooded during heavy rains and floods, and places at risk of flash floods, landslides, and support to ensure essential needs for people in the evacuation area.

Localities are also required to arrange forces to block, guide and support people to participate in traffic safely; assign leaders to directly direct flood response work in key areas, especially villages and hamlets at risk of being isolated due to floods and landslides; review and deploy backup plans for power supply and telecommunications waves, ensuring smooth communication from villages and hamlets to all levels, without information interruption.

The Prime Minister also requested localities to direct the safe operation of irrigation dams, hydroelectric dams, and dykes, and to proactively have response plans to ensure the safety of residents in the event of the worst-case scenario, avoiding being caught off guard; and to prepare forces, vehicles, and equipment in key areas to deploy rescue operations in case of bad situations.

Rising tides flooded many streets in Cua Lo ward, Nghe An, on the afternoon of August 25. Photo: Duc Hung

For households whose roofs were blown off or damaged, the Prime Minister requested support for temporary accommodation; immediate repair of schools and medical facilities, to be completed by August 2025; removal of obstacles, cleaning of roads to ensure traffic activities return to normal soon after the storm.

The Ministers of the Ministries of National Defense and Public Security direct Military Region IV and units stationed in the area to deploy necessary forces, means, and equipment, ready to support people in responding to and quickly overcoming the consequences of storms and floods when requested by the locality.

The Minister of Science and Technology directed and urged telecommunications service providers (VNPT, Viettel) to focus on immediately repairing damaged telecommunications systems and restoring telecommunications signals. The Minister of Industry and Trade directed relevant units to ensure the safety of hydroelectric dams and immediately repair the power grid.

The Ministries of Health, Construction, Agriculture and Environment, according to their functions and duties, shall carry out tasks to ensure people's health; repair landslide-affected roads; and monitor and promptly warn of further developments of floods and storms.

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